Chicago, IL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
8 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
Well, it was one interview that was supposed to be scheduled for 25 minutes, which is really really shory. i had two MDs and a MIV interviewing me, all at the same time. One MD looked like she did not want to be there at all, and even asked me what undergrad institution i was from; clearly she had not read anything from my application. The other MD was a bit more prepared, but it was the student that asked most of the questions. They all seemed fairly stone-faced and not very welcoming. Don't know if they meant to be that way. The interviewee before me said she experienced everything that I just said above, so it wasn't just my interview.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
what qualities should a physician have? (they jumped rigtht into my application, didn't ask "Tell me about yourself" or anything)
What was the most interesting question?
If you don't get into medical school, what would you do?
How did you prepare for the interview?
sdn, rehearsing answers to basic questions, like "why UIC, why you wanna be a doc" (but i didn't get asked either of those).
What impressed you positively?
It was in Rockford, so i liked the fact that the class is only 40 students, and that there are no residents filtering med students from attendings. Rockford is really cheap.
What impressed you negatively?
facilities are old, barely have an ethics class, no real campus feeling, have to take a HUGE coarse load in M1 year at Chambana, and there is no 24hr study space. the library closes at 10pm.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
nothing really.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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